Flash-light.



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FLASH'LIGH APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26. I918:

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FLASH-LIGHT.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, LEsrER' WiLLIAM BoRcHERT, a citizen of the United States, residing .at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in- Flash- Lights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in. lighting means and the principal object of the invention is to provide a float or boat like member containing electric lamps and batteries and provided with a transparent top portion through which the light may pass in all directions.

The invention is particularly adapted for use at sea when launching the life-boats from a vessel and is used to. illuminate the vicinity of the vessel so that the various operations of launching the-boats may be readily carried out and at the same time to provide a signal to other vessels and to direct them to the sinking ship.

The invention will be useful in cases where the electrical plant of a vessel has been put out of service and the lighting sys tem and wireless cannot be used.

The invention also consists ,in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim. In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figural is a view showing the invention in use, on a vessel.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the float.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalview.

Fig. is a cross section. I

As shown in the drawings the device forming the subject matter of this invention comprises a body part 1 made in the shape of a small boat having its top closed and provided with the step-like arrangement of parts shown in the figures, the centralv part light therefor.

vmay be provided with hinged per" one make slight changes in the (701151.

fipecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed anuary 26, 1918. Serial floi'l lflot.

being the highest. These step-iihe provided with transparent portio cdirect the light contained with in alhdirections. In the center the device above the middle part is a searchlight appas ratus 2 Whichronsists of a cylindrical below which is placed the usual reflectors a powerful electric light 3. Electric lights 4 are located at intervals below the trans parent parts in the top and these lights connected with the batteries 5 located within a casing 6, preferably made oi aluminrnn. Within the body of the boat. .l-lt each end of the device-is located a fastening member 7 to which cables are secured to secure the device to the ordinary launching members 8 on the vessel. As shown in Fig. l the light ing device is preferably located below t e lifeboat on the launching mend)" prefer to extend the cable from, said device to the life-boat so that the current may be turned on from the lifeboat. llhus when it is necessa. to launch the lit the light is first turned on so that th boat will be illuminated and the and crew may readily take therein. As the life-boa swung wardly the lighting member ca ied no it and when the life-boat strikes the water the lighting device will be adjacent the u to one side thereof so that it will etii nate the life-boat and the WI. "er ahon same. The lighting de ice is v the launching means by the. crew ano nay be towed by the life-boat so to ifiirnisli The s .ch light arranged in the middle of the do me will cast its beam straight up thus notifying other vessels at help is needed and also acting to direct said. vessels .to the scene of disaster. is the lamps give oil a certain amount of heat the same may be utilizedto warm the occupants of the life boat when necessary. The top "to her.

permit access to the interior of the j It is thought from the foregoing tion that the advantages and novel of my invention will be readily z I desire it to be understoo l in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A device of the class described comprising a floating member in the form of a small boat, electric lamps in the top thereof, batteries carried by said member and connected with a lamps, a top for said member having a central raised-portion, and intermedi- 1e ate portions surrounding the same and arranged in step-like formation, transparent means in said portions, a search light 10- eated in the middle of the raised portion and cable receiving means at each end of the 15 member. a

In testimony whereof I, aifiX my signature. LESTER WILLIAM BOROHERT. 

